pastoral
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The Codeco militia claims to defend the rights of the mainly farming Lendu community, notably against the mainly pastoral Hema community.
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
“Going there, it was like the prettiest place ever; very pastoral, it blew my mind,” Chambers said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Between her pastoral work and her activism on the ground, she wasn’t easy to track down.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Pope Leo XIV will begin a 10-day visit to four African countries on 13 April, marking his first pastoral trip to the continent, the Vatican has announced.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
My best teachers in college and graduate school, years before, had tried to prepare me for this conclusion, I think, when they discussed texts of aristocratic pastoral literature.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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